(A) Elective officers. Within 30 days following the effective date of this chapter, and thereafter within 30 days after first entering upon the duties of his or her office, the Mayor, each member of the City Council and the City Treasurer, in addition to any duly authorized deputy, shall designate such number of emergency interim successors to his or her office and specify their rank in order of succession after any duly authorized deputy, so that there will be not less than three duly authorized deputies or emergency interim successors or combination thereof for the office.
(B) Appointive officers. The City Manager, Chief of Police, City Fire Chief, and any other designated appointed officials shall designate such number of emergency interim successors to these officers and specify their rank in order of succession after any duly authorized deputy so that there will be not less than three duly authorized deputies or emergency interim successors or combination thereof for each officer.
(C) Review of designations. The incumbent, in the case of those elective officers specified in division (A) of this section, and the City Council, in case of those appointive officers specified in division (B) of this section, shall review and, as necessary, promptly revise the designations of emergency interim successors to insure that at all times there are at least three such qualified emergency interim successors or duly authorized deputies or any combination thereof for each officer specified.
(`78 Code, § 2.56.020.)